Top quarterback prospect Geno Smith of West Virginia is getting plenty of attention with a little more than three weeks left before the 2013 NFL Draft. While the teams with high picks are looking more into his talents, scouting analysts are questioning whether he even merits an early first-round selection.

The Philadelphia Eagles, who hold the No. 4 overall pick, set up a visit with Smith on Wednesday, according to the NFL Network. Tuesday, he dropped by the Kansas City Chiefs, led by former Eagles coach Andy Reid. The Eagles and their new offensive-minded head coach, Chip Kelly, already got a chance to check Smith out privately on his college turf in Morgantown three weeks ago.

Meanwhile, the Jacksonville Jaguars, strong suitors for Smith's services at No. 2 overall, are kicking the tires on other highly rated quarterbacks in the class. New Jaguars coach Gus Bradley told the Florida Times-Union that his team also has had private meetings with Southern California's Matt Barkley, North Carolina State's Mike Glennon and Florida State's E.J. Manuel, and that Syracuse's Ryan Nassib is on the docket for Friday.

The Chiefs likely are trying to create some trade talk with their interest in Geno Smith, after they already traded for 2005 No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith to be their starter. Likewise, recent veteran acquisitions make the Raiders at No. 3 (Matt Flynn) and the Cardinals at No. 7 (Carson Palmer) less likely to take Geno Smith.

After the Jaguars and Eagles, the Cleveland Browns at No. 6 overall are next in the mix. They also set up a private meeting with Smith and it's no secret Browns new general manager Michael Lombardi isn't crazy about 2012 first-rounder Brandon Weeden.

As for the publication Pro Football Weekly, they are not nearly as sold on Smith. Two years after a scathing scouting report on now-Panthers starter Cam Newton, analyst Nolan Nawrocki delivered a similar perspective on Smith. Nawrocki summed up Smith as "a gimmick, overhyped product of the system lacking the football savvy, work habits and focus to cement a starting job" and PFW ranked him as the sixth-best quarterback available in the 2013 draft.

"I couldn't take Geno Smith in the top 10, probably the top 20," Mayock said. "I can't stand this whole quarterback class."

So how they are responding to all of this in the Smith camp?

Smith told USA Today that the concerns about his smarts and work ethic raised by PFW were "untrue in all things." His former quarterbacks coach at West Virginia, current Texas A&M staffer Jake Spavital, backed up Smith, saying he was "one of the hardest-working quarterbacks" with whom he's worked and is "a dream come true for a coach."

No matter what has been said about good or bad about Smith, expect him to be a top-10 pick. He isn't in the can't-miss category of Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III, but he's the best option in a class much weaker overall than we've seen the past two years.